Telephone average cost of call to US in Malawi

Malawi: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.0897 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
0.0897 US$ per three minutes
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
32nd
of 50 countries
All-time high
0.1021 US$ per three minutes
in 1999
All-time low
0.0193 US$ per three minutes
in 1998
Years of data
18
1990–2007

Telephone average cost of call to US in Malawi, 1990–2007

0.020.040.060.080.11990199820071990: 0.037 US$ per three minutes1991: 0.036 US$ per three minutes1992: 0.056 US$ per three minutes1993: 0.045 US$ per three minutes1994: 0.023 US$ per three minutes1995: 0.026 US$ per three minutes1996: 0.039 US$ per three minutes1997: 0.036 US$ per three minutes1998: 0.019 US$ per three minutes1999: 0.102 US$ per three minutes2000: 0.076 US$ per three minutes2001: 0.062 US$ per three minutes2002: 0.059 US$ per three minutes2003: 0.046 US$ per three minutes2004: 0.09 US$ per three minutes2005: 0.095 US$ per three minutes2006: 0.092 US$ per three minutes2007: 0.09 US$ per three minutes

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0897 US$ per three minutes for telephone average cost of call to us in 2007.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 146.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Malawi peaked at 0.1021 US$ per three minutes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0193 US$ per three minutes, in 1998.

Malawi ranks 32nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Telephone average cost of call to US in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Malawi, 1990 to 2007.
Year US$ per three minutes Change
1990 0.0366 US$ per three minutes
1991 0.0357 US$ per three minutes -2.6%
1992 0.0555 US$ per three minutes +55.6%
1993 0.0454 US$ per three minutes -18.2%
1994 0.0229 US$ per three minutes -49.6%
1995 0.0262 US$ per three minutes +14.4%
1996 0.0392 US$ per three minutes +49.7%
1997 0.0365 US$ per three minutes -6.9%
1998 0.0193 US$ per three minutes -47.1%
1999 0.1021 US$ per three minutes +428.6%
2000 0.0756 US$ per three minutes -25.9%
2001 0.0623 US$ per three minutes -17.5%
2002 0.0587 US$ per three minutes -5.9%
2003 0.0462 US$ per three minutes -21.3%
2004 0.09 US$ per three minutes +94.8%
2005 0.095 US$ per three minutes +5.6%
2006 0.0923 US$ per three minutes -2.8%
2007 0.0897 US$ per three minutes -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0419 US$ per three minutes 0.0193 US$ per three minutes 0.1021 US$ per three minutes 10
2000s 0.0762 US$ per three minutes 0.0462 US$ per three minutes 0.095 US$ per three minutes 8

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 29 Congo 0.1261 US$ per three minutes compare
  2. 30 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1108 US$ per three minutes compare
  3. 31 Somalia 0.1028 US$ per three minutes compare
  4. 33 Djibouti 0.0844 US$ per three minutes compare
  5. 34 Kenya 0.0817 US$ per three minutes compare
  6. 35 Eswatini 0.0809 US$ per three minutes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is telephone average cost of call to us in Malawi?
Telephone average cost of call to us in Malawi was 0.0897 US$ per three minutes in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1021 US$ per three minutes in 1999.
What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0193 US$ per three minutes in 1998.
How does Malawi rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
Malawi ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 146.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes)
Unit
US$ per three minutes
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 885 data points, 1982–2007
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Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.